SDGs in UN development agenda
Peter Thomson :(From previous issue)The Secretary General’s report on the UN System that was released in July demonstrates his resolve to do what is needed...
Editorial
Nature, on the verge of bankruptcy
Baher Kamal :Pressures on global land resources are now greater than ever, as a rapidly increasing population coupled with rising levels of consumption is placing...
N. Korea`s mad rush for nuclear status
NORTH Korea said it was seeking military “equilibrium” with the United States as leader Kim Jong-Un vowed to complete Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. North Korea successfully...
Delhi tags strict conditions on its line of credit
INDIA has imposed new conditions, including obligatory approval for procurement of goods and services for the implementation of projects in Bangladesh utilising the proposed $4.5...
Readers’ Forum
Save the Rohingyas The United Nations Security Council has imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea for its recent nuclear tests. If it could impose such...
Readers’ Forum
Humanity in crisis International communities are not doing enough for the Rohingya community, the tormented minority of Myanmar. The world community should have stood beside...
SDGs in UN development agenda
Peter Thomson : Taken together, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, provide humanity with a masterplan for...
Tackling hard core poverty
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :The contemporary policy concerns about the magnitude of poverty have led to the increasing institutional attention to the need for alleviation...
Fiscal allocation against projects for corruption
ALLEGATION of embezzling Tk 26.35 crore allocated against more than a hundred projects for rural infrastructure maintenance and repair in Magura is a big example...
London bomb blast will create more unstable situation
ANOTHER terrorist attack has occurred to unstable global politics and economy. As usual ISIS has claimed responsibility of the attack. A home-made bomb exploded on...
Need much more climate finance
Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :Funding developing countries’ climate change mitigation and adaption efforts was never going to be easy. But it has become...
Social collaboration demands advanced IT landscapes
T-Systems :The digital transformation isn’t only changing how companies interact with their customers; it also has effects on employees and the internal organization. Companies are...